Earthquakes in 1937

class=notpageimage| Approximate epicenters of the earthquakes in 1937 4.0–5.9 magnitude 6.0–6.9 magnitude 7.0–7.9 magnitude 8.0+ magnitude
Strongest magnitude	China, Qinghai Province (Magnitude 7.8) January 7
Deadliest	China, Shandong Province (Magnitude 6.9) July 31 390 deaths
Total fatalities	497
Number by magnitude
9.0+	0
← 1936 1938 →

This is a list of earthquakes in 1937. Only magnitude 6.0 or greater earthquakes appear on the list. Lower magnitude events are included if they have caused death, injury or damage. Events which occurred in remote areas will be excluded from the list as they wouldn't have generated significant media interest. All dates are listed according to UTC time. The death toll of 497 was the lowest since 1921. China once again bore the brunt of the deadly events. The largest magnitude event was a 7.8 in January in China. Activity was fairly scattered across the planet with China, Dutch East Indies, Mexico, South America, the southern Pacific Ocean islands and Alaska seeing large (7.0+ magnitude) events.

Overall

By death toll

Rank	Death toll	Magnitude	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	390	6.9	China, Shandong Province	IX (Violent)	25.0	July 31
2	51	5.0	China, Shanxi Province	VII (Very strong)	0.0	September 15
3	34	7.3	Mexico, Veracruz	( )	90.0	July 26
4	15	6.3	Peru, Pasco Region	X (Extreme)	15.0	December 24

• Note: At least 10 casualties

By magnitude

Rank	Magnitude	Death toll	Location	MMI	Depth (km)	Date
1	7.8	0	PRC, Qinghai Province	X (Extreme)	15.0	January 7
2	7.5	1	Philippines, Luzon	VIII (Severe)	15.0	August 20
= 3	7.4	0	Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands	( )	30.0	February 21
= 3	7.4	4	Mexico, Guerrero	( )	25.0	December 23
= 4	7.3	0	Fiji	( )	330.0	April 16
= 4	7.3	34	Mexico, Veracruz	( )	90.0	July 26
= 4	7.3	0	United States, Andreanof Islands, Alaska	( )	120.0	September 3
= 5	7.2	0	British Solomon Islands	( )	15.0	January 25
= 5	7.2	0	United Kingdom, South Sandwich Islands	( )	95.0	September 8
= 5	7.2	0	Afghanistan, Badakhshan Province	VII (Very strong)	200.0	November 14
= 6	7.1	0	Peru, off the coast of northern	( )	30.0	June 21
= 6	7.1	0	Ecuador, Pastaza Province	( )	175.0	July 19
= 6	7.1	0	Dutch East Indies, Bali Sea	( )	610.0	August 11
7	7.0	0	United States, central Alaska	VIII (Severe)	10.0	July 22

• Note: At least 7.0 magnitude

Notable events

January

January

Strongest magnitude	7.8 Mw  China
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	2
6.0–6.9	4

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
4[1]	New Guinea, West Sepik Province	6.0	35.0
5[2]	Japan, southeast of Kyushu	6.5	20.0
7[3][4]	China, Qinghai Province	7.8	15.0	X	Some damage was reported.
11[5]	Mexico, off the coast of Oaxaca	6.0	110.0
12[6]	Nicaragua, Chinandega Department	0.0	0.0		Some damage was caused. The magnitude and depth were unknown.
23[7]	New Guinea, southeast of New Ireland (island)	6.8	35.0
25[8]	British Solomon Islands	7.2	15.0

February

February

Strongest magnitude	7.4 Mw Russian SFSR
Deadliest	5.4 Mw  French Algeria 1+ deaths
Total fatalities	1+
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	0
5.0–5.9	1

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
10[9]	French Algeria, Guelma Province	5.4	0.0	VIII	At least 1 person died and some damage was caused. The depth was unknown.	1+
21[10][11]	Russian SFSR, Kuril Islands	7.4	30.0		Some damage was reported.

March

March

Strongest magnitude	6.6 Mw  Peru
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	0
6.0–6.9	5

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
9[12]	Costa Rica, Puntarenas Province	6.4	20.0
14[13]	Chile, off the coast of Antofagasta Region	6.4	15.0
19[14]	Chile, Atacama Region	6.0	70.0
25[15][16]	United States, southern California	6.0	6.0	VI
29[17]	Peru, Moquegua Region	6.6	120.0

April

April

Strongest magnitude	7.3 Mw Fiji
Total fatalities	0
Number by magnitude
8.0–8.9	0
7.0–7.9	1
6.0–6.9	4

Date	Country and location	Mw	Depth (km)	MMI	Notes	Casualties
						Dead	Injured
2[18]	Fiji	6.5	600.0
5[19]	Dutch East Indies, off the north coast of Papua (province)	6.8	15.0
16[20]	Fiji	7.3	330.0
29[21][22]	United States, south of Alaska Peninsula	6.6	35.0	I
29[23]	Russian SFSR, Primorsky Krai	6.2	370.0

May